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King Darius of Persia created a coinage system of two different types. The coins were called Darics, and the two different types were of gold and silver.
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King Nebuchadnezzar II reigned from 605 to 562 B.C. He is credited with the construstion of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and with the destruction of the First Temple.
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The kingdom of Israel was founded around 1020 B.C., the kingdom was founded as a monarchy under King Saul
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Phoenician cities started urbanized in 1500 B.C. in the Late Bronze Age. They occupied the coast of the Mediterranean, with meritime trade as a natural development. in the 1200s B.C., their Egyptian influence ceased, and were freed from foreign domination. Known for their purple dye.
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The Code of Hammurabi was the earliest known form of written laws. The code was written by King Hammurabi of Babylon.
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Babylon was founded in 1894 B.C. as a city-state, not an official state. It became a state when it was appropriated from the Mesopotamian city-state of Kazallu, where it was initially a territory. Its ruler was Sumuabum who was never given the title of king, and reigned as cheiftan instead of being an absolute ruler.
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The Hittites developed iron as early as 2000 B.C. in northern Asia minor, a land rich in iron. Around 1200 B.C., their kingdom collapsed, causing them to migrate to serve customers elsewhere.
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Printing is first made in China, using ink on carved wood to make multiple transfers of an image to paper.
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Cyrus the Great leads Persian armies in the battle of Opis in 540 B.C. to capture Babylon.
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After the government collapsed, they could no longer stabilize the country's economy, causing a 140-year fammine in the country. Now, everyone was free from the pharaoh's rule, allowing them to gain conrol of their resources, actually making the provinces even richer than before, bringing about two rival dynasties, starting the economic and cultural renaissance known as the Middle Kingdom, which restored the country's stability over time.
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Sargon of Akkad built his Akkadian empire and his own dynasty in 2270. There, he reigned until 2215, although all of the declared years are inaccurate as no one truly knows for sure when his reign started or ended.
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The first pyramids were built as early as 2630 B.C. The oldest pyramid known is the Pyramid of Djoser.
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King Menes was a pharaoh who united upper and lower Egypt and even founded the first dynasty, which started in 3000 B.C.
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Bronze was used in Egypt and Mesopotamia for a number of reasons, most involving craftwork. But during that time, it was their main source of economic activity.
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Cuneiform is one of the earliest forms of writing. It is based on pictographs, or picture-writing. The symbols used in Cuneifom had evolved intensely since it began. The language started with around 1500 signs, but was reduced to 600 as some signs lost their use.
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In about 5300 B.C., the first Sumerian city of Eridu is settled on the coast of the Persian Sea.
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Around this time, Egyptian tribes had started to settle down and control their agriculture and animals. they are mostly indentifiable by their pottery and personal possessions. Major advances in agriculture and art were made around 3000 years later, following the development of pharoahs, the kings of Egypt. At the end of the period, the government collapsed, bringing a new period of famine and strife.
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2.6 million years ago, the Paleolithic era began, alsom known as the Old Stone Age. It was the start of all minkind and its inventions in the prehistoric period.
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In about 10,000 B.C., the New Stone Age began, also known as the Neolithic Era. This time was when humans started using metal tools instead of just stone.
